Combined stove implement.



S. E. AVERY.

COMBINED STOVE IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED nmzs, 1911.

1,054,382. Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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- SARAH EDWARDS AVERY, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

COMBINED STOVE IMPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filedD'ecember 26, 1911.

i To all whom, it may concern.

Be it known that I, SARAH Enwauos AVERY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Columbia, in the county of Richland and State of SouthCarolina, have invented a new and Improved Combined Stove Implement, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide in a single device a combinedimplement which will act in the capacity of various implements upon theproper manipulation of controlling members, so that the implements maybe operated independently, or in any other manner desired.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a slotted holderprovided with a shovel, a pair of tongs, and a combined poker and stovelid lifter, and an operating member connected with each of theimplements extending through the slots for providing means for easilymoving the imple' ments into and out of the holder.

In constructing a combined stot e implement according to the presentinvention, a holder of any suitable shape, size, and material isprovided, formed with slots in the top which accommodate operating rodsor bars. The operating rods or bars project downward into compartmentsformed in the holder, each of which contain an implement designed to beprojected from the holder and again retracted or withdrawn into theholder.

A practical embodiment of'the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the invention, showingone of the implements projecting from the holder; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal central vertical section through Fig. 1; Fig.3 is a sectionof Fig. 2 on the line 3-3, the shovel being shown retracted; Fig. 4 is afront view of the construction shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectionthrough Fig. 1 on the line 5-5; and Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation ofa combined poker and stove lid lifter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a holderof any desired size, and also of any desired shape, but preferablyformed substantially semitubular so as to more easily accommodate ashovel 2. The holder 1 is provided with Patented Feb. 25,] 913.

Serial No. 667.808.

a plurality of slots 3, 4t, 5, and 6, arranged longitudinally in the topfor accommodating rods or bars 7, 8, 9, and 10. The front of the holderis provided with a semicircular slot 11 for accommodating the shovel 2,and with openings 12 and 13 for accommodating the tongs 14 and combinedpoker and stove lid lifter 15. As clearly shown in Fig. 5, the holder orhousing 1 is divided into compartments 16, 17, and 18. Theseeoi'npartments are all independent and consequently permit anindependent movement of each of the implements in the holder.

The shovel Q is arranged to be moved into and out of the compartment 16and is formed with rods 7 and 10, which are provided with knobs 19 and20. These knobs are formed with bosses or enlargements which act asbearing surfaces on the upper surface of the holder. The combined pokerand stove lid lifter 1.7 is formed with an engaging point 21, and alaterally extending lug The combined poker and stove lid lifter 15 hasrigidly connected therewith a rod 8 which has secured to its upper end aknob 23 formed similarly to the knobs 19 and 20. In order to properlyhold the combined poker and stove lid lifter 15 in.place, a retainingbar 2-1 is provided which may be anchored in the walls of the chamber17, or secured in position in any other desired manner. The rod 9 of thetongs H is provided with a knob 25, similar to the knob 20, and isdesigned to act in a similar manner. The rod 9 extends downward and isbifurcated, forming arms 26 and 27 which engage the rear end of thetongs 14 so that upon a proper reciprocatory movement of the knob 25.the tongs will be inserted and removed. In order to cause the tongs toproperly open, a spring 28 is provided.

In operation all of the implements are maintained normally within theholder 1, so as to be out of the way and to occupy a minimum space.\Vhen it is desired to use the shovel 9., the knobs 19 and 20 aregrasped and pushed along the slots 3 and 6. This will cause the shovel9. to be ejected or forced outward to the position shown in Figs. 1 and2, whereupon the same may be used-as desired. After having been used theshovel is witl'idrawn into the holder by a reverse movement of the knobs19 and 20. In order to guide the knobs 19 and Q0, and also the rods orbars 7 and 10, longitudinally arranged guiding rods 29 and 30 areprovided which engage the rods 7 and 10 intermediate their length andassist in causing the same to perform their proper functions. The tongs1% may in a similar manner be projected so that the major part thereofwill extend beyond the holder. Also it will be evidentthat the combinedpoker and stove lid lifter 15 may be projected outward from the holderand again retracted. If it is desired, two or more of the implements maybe caused to project or extend outward from the holder at a given time,as for instance, the shovel and tongs may be used simultaneously.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

In a combined stove implement, a holder formed with a plurality of slotsin its upper surface and extending longitudinally thereof and a slot inone end, a shovel formed in cross section of such a shape as to permitthe same to be moved back and forth through the slot. in the end of theholder, and a pair of arms extending from the inner portion of theshovel through said slots whereby the shovel may be moved freely backand forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed. my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SARAH EDWARDS AVERY.

Vitnesses L. B. ALLEN, JAMES MACDONALD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

